Is anyone not buying MOON/blossom?

[AyusakiFan]

Originally Posted by KarenPang

I'm not made of $ & ayumi's not the only artiste I support so I have to learn how to make priority on who should/deserve to get my support

I'm not saying ayumi doesn't as I do respect her a great deal but sometimes in life , there's more than that than just buying a single

anyway at least from this thread , you know who're the ones that while they will not get MOON / blossom , they give vaild reasons on why they're not

if you're not going to get MOON / blossom just because the covers are terrible then it defeats the whole purpose in getting a single in the 1st place as for me , I care more for the material/content

covers & pics are so secondary to me

I agree Karen. When you have more than one artists that you support financially, sometimes you have to prioritize yourself and set limits of what you're going to buy and not going to buy from each artist. If you don't do that, you could end up spending more than you intend to and run low on funds for other things that are important.

I actually like the covers and pics but those are secondary to me as well. My main reason for not getting the single is because I just don't buy her singles because it's easier for me financially. And I don't see anything wrong with that.

But if it really bothers anyone enough that I or other people in this thread are not getting the single, I'm sure any one of us would be more than happy to receive it as a gift, lol. I can't speak for everyone but if someone wants to get any edition of this single for me, I won't complain, lol. My birthday's coming up next month anyways so it would be perfect timing. Just kidding *not really, more like half kidding* lol.

[Yuukiru Imai]

heemm...
i dont know.. i i have money in my pocket i buy it ^^
if not.. he he he... just download the single
sorry, ayu.... im so poor XD

[Picaflor 7/4]

Me.

[zellyx]

I never buy singles, unless they are digital! too expensive... $40+ with overseas shipping and all that, or even at YA/CDJapan.
I will buy the single if it's the most gorgeous cover I've ever seen, or something...

[dreamland2.0]

I'm not buying all versions even though I would like to but I buy one version to support Ayu because she is my all time favourite artist. I buy a lot of other things from other artists too but they are my favourite artists so I will always try to support them. CD buying is my (expensive) hobby and I love it!! Also I like MOON, covers are growing on me and in the end Ayu rarely disappoints me. Actually I don't get disappointed easily with artists I love, so I guess I'm just lucky!

[everlastingRAINBOW]

MOON isn't great and I usually don't buy singles :/

[gallowsCalibrator]

Ehe... Now that I think about all this some more... Since I am making serious cash this summer... I reli wanna support Ayu with these new singles I won't buy all the versions, but I will try to buy all 3 singles I want to support & help Ayu~! <3

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

Originally Posted by captain-kawaii123

Ehe... Now that I think about all this some more... Since I am making serious cash this summer... I reli wanna support Ayu with these new singles I won't buy all the versions, but I will try to buy all 3 singles I want to support & help Ayu~! <3

That's the spirit! Surely one of the CD-only versions is sufficient.
If only CDJ had a free shipping option like amazon LOL

[gallowsCalibrator]

^ Yes! But if I reli love the MOON pv, I might get CD+DVD <3 No matter what, though, I'll get CD+DVD of the 50th single because it's special and we should try to make it sell reli well!!! <3

[Picaflor 7/4]

for me I'd buy a physical release over a digital release any day. i'm not going to spend money on a digital song when i can just download it on the internet for free. If I buy any music, i want the bang for my buck. the physical cd, the booklet, the pictures, the jewel case, the extras it comes with, the dvd, etc. the stuff you can't get from itunes. I feel like I'm just not really getting what I pay for when i get something off of itunes. and as stupid as it sounds, I love buying physical cds from asia cause it makes me feel closer to the country and the artist. to actually be able to physically grasp something that came from china, or japan, or korea makes me feel that much closer to the artist and the country they're from. it's so cool to be able to tangibly hold something an artist released, especially when I don't have to money to go to that country and this is the closest I can get to japan or korea or where ever the cd came from.

but having money issues, or really just personal preferences, I can see why someone would rather buy digitally as to physically.

[Ranma Matsuri]

@StrawbariSnowAyumi: Sorry to hear that. I use to have to scrounge up money myself and then ask my mom to put it on her card to buy stuff. But trust me, that kind of stuff will make you even more appreciative when you're finally making your own money and have a card and can buy the stuff you really want. I hope it happens for you soon.

Originally Posted by Picaflor 7/4

for me I'd buy a physical release over a digital release any day. i'm not going to spend money on a digital song when i can just download it on the internet for free.

This is especially true for me. If it's like one song for a buck and I really want to support that artist then I'll do that but a whole single/album? Nahhh.

and as stupid as it sounds, I love buying physical cds from asia cause it makes me feel closer to the country and the artist. to actually be able to physically grasp something that came from china, or japan, or korea makes me feel that much closer to the artist and the country they're from. it's so cool to be able to tangibly hold something an artist released, especially when I don't have to money to go to that country and this is the closest I can get to japan or korea or where ever the cd came from.

lol that's not stupid at all. I felt that so strongly when I bought my first Asian album (I believe it was either Tommy Airline or MY STORY?). I just had a bit of culture shock like "omg, I'm actually looking at a Japanese CD with kanji that I can't read!" lol I still feel that way even years later.

[primavera♥]

i wish i could buy all of her releases that i love

but my parents are not going to spend money on that. especially a single.
and i dont have a credit card and cannot buy it myself

so there. i will try hard to convince them to buy me the 50th single.

[gallowsCalibrator]

I feel the same way as most about owning physical releases <3 For example, my mom kinda dumps her CDs in a bag when she wants to take them somewhere, but I wrap mine up in my Ayumi towel so they won't get scratched or broken Same with my magazines & photobooks~ I treat them with utmost care My brother thinks I'm dumb for doing this, but I reli wanna protect my stuff <3
Plus, owning physical releases makes me feel like, "Hey, I bought this and now it's here...I can have this forever!" It makes it more special to me than iTunes, although I am quite sad about my collection being as small as it is~ Which just gives me more reason to buy b/M!!

[chloeM]

well i never buy singles...~